The full moon @25 Libra is a total eclipse – the perfect time to let go of ‘tolerations’ and get a move on with your life.

The eclipse means the moon is conjunct the North Lunar Node and opposite the sun/South Node. Symbolically, it’s a time of culmination and release.

Expect some emotional cleansing, the ‘good for the soul’ kind. You might also find something you’ve been waiting for arrives – the news, the green light, the big opportunity, and if not, you understand where, how, when and why it’s time to regroup. Either way, it feel like progress is possible, and it is! The focus might well be on relationship. You could see the light in terms of how to live your connections in a more fulfilling-to-you way Hint: if you want to improve your relationships ‘out there’ in the world, improve your relationship to yourself. It all begins with you.

To tolerate something means to “allow the existence of, to permit or endure or put up with something.” This implies that the something (or someone) is less than ideal and tends to drain a person’s energy. Thus, a toleration is often a hindering influence to the vibration. More . . .

To recognize those toerlations, we need to feel everything; exclude nothing. Aries sun offers courage to do this and the Libra moon give balance and grace. Because the eclipse is along the Via Combusta, the fiery road, you have support for the release old grudges, out-worn ways of being and plans, goals and perceptions you’ve long surpassed. Bitterness, fear and resentment, you can kiss them goodbye too. The proximity to the ‘safe haven’ fixed stars of Spica at 23 Libra 50′ and Arcturus at 24 Libra 14′ will defuse and dissolve whatever you dredge up from the Via Combusta. Roll up your sleeves, and do the inner work. Whatever has kept you from your own growth and happiness is released, with conscious awareness and intention.

It is not inertia alone that is responsible for human relationships repeating themselves from case to case, indescribably monotonous and unrenewed: it is shyness before any sort of new, unforeseeable experience with which one does not think oneself able to cope. But only someone who is ready for everything, who excludes nothing, not even the most enigmatic, will live the relation to another as something alive.

Libra is about our personal, one-to-one socially significant relationships. Wherever Libra is in your chart, that’s where you want to share your Self, your life and your unique talents and gifts. Use this opportunity to tune in and see where you can open this door to a shared experiences, and also clean any closets or clutter found blocking the way.

NOTE: The energy of the eclipse can be felt 30 days before, the time of, or 30 days after (give or take 3 days in each case). That means circle your calendar for (March 15), April 15 and May 15. Also, for those of us mature enough to recall, note what was happening April 15th 1995, the last time we had a Lunar Eclipse at 25 Libra. What was the energy like then? How did you align to it? Ideas?

ARIES: The eclipse highlights a contrast between career/creative goals and your love life giving you a chance to see things from a different perspective. Take time to consider all sides then make a choice that feels like the most challenging. After all, you are meant to have adventures!

TAURUS: There is an indulgent feeling in the air, a sweet song that lures you away from practical goals like sensible eating and a good night’s sleep. The eclipse in Libra will enchant you and then suddenly snap you back to ‘reality.’ Fortunately, a path once traveled is easily found again. Learn to walk both.

GEMINI: The Muse is awakened, called by the full moon eclipse in your house of creative self-expression. This is where you follow your heart’s desire be it a lover, work of art, manuscript or film. You’re officially clocked off! If it doesn’t start with ‘free spirited’, it’s not on the docket. Reconnect with your rapture.

CANCER: The Lunar Eclipse in your home sector brings the urge to retreat, but not alone. You want those close to you gathered around. Easy done. Host a family dinner, have friends over for a film night, dance or ritual, organize a working bee. Take the initiative and bring loved ones together for a purpose.

LEO: After weeks of crazy communications, this full moon is a time to clear up any lingering misunderstandings. Start first with yourself. What wires are crossed? What inner messages have you missed? Once sorted you go on to straighten out any kinks with friends and family. A simple, let’s start again will do.

VIRGO: Mars is still retrograde in your house of $$$ and talents, and after ruling Mercury Rx for weeks before that, you might feel like your spinning your wheels. Not so! To get your life on track, think of three things you want to do this year, set clear intentions to do them and roll up your sleeves. By mid May, the plan unfolds.

LIBRA: This is your yearly full moon (eclipse), one that has you feeling intense, focused and a little overworked. Set the tempo for the rest of the year now by creating perfect balance between home/family, career/creativity, lovers and others and your own ‘me’ time. Think equal portions, clear intentions, easy done.

SCORPIO: This eclipse is tagging 12th house of the unseen real, bringing up content from the unconscious like a dog digs up an old bone. It might help to remember that for the dog, that buried thing is a treasure! The key to sailing through this lunation is to relax, let go and allow. Notice your dreams. Glean the message and move on.

SAGITTARIUS: The key words for the centaur are socialize, tantalize, realize. This is not a go it alone time. As you mix with like-minded others, the eclipse shines on your goals and wishes for the future. Are they current? On track? Still relevant? Take time to sort through, eliminating anything past its use-by-date.

CAPRICORN: The eclipse lights up your house of public relationship, reputation and career. There could be some limelight, or at least an interview or two. The key is to ‘create no response’, that is, pay no attention to any gossip or whispers. Your authenticity stands. Just acknowledge credit where credit is due.

AQUARIUS: This is an explorer’s eclipse for all Water-bearers, one that has you looking to distant horizons, speaking of sweeping events and notions and finding new paths to enlightenment. Under the cool rays of the moon you will see things from a fresh perspective. Think awareness, contemplations, assimilation.

PISCES: The eclipse in your regeneration sector has you thinking intense thoughts and prepping to make life changing decisions. There is no rush. Actually, it serves you better to pace yourself this month, launching new plans after Mars goes direct on the 19th of May. Now is for composure and intimate connections. And inner peace.

Post in the comments where this eclipse is lighting up your chart. We’ll compare notes!

Happy New Moon Everyone.

xxxKim

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Welcome to the shadow of the Eclipse! If the emails and posts I’ve been receiving are anything to go by, we are all connecting to the transformational energy with varying degrees of drama.

And remember, ‘drama’ isn’t necessarily a bad word, especial for Scorpio – which we all have somewhere in our charts!

The trick is to leverage this powerful lunar event and ride the waves of intensity to our own evolution, as opposed to feeling the ‘victim’ of outer circumstances. It’s the time to remember:

There is no spoon.

This lunar eclipse is a point of release where old emotions are purged, projects completed, plans come to fruition. If things are going ’tilt’ it represents an area of life that want reexamination, simple as that. It may help to think back to April 2005 and the six months after for hints as to what is being stirred up.

The intensity of the days surrounding this augmented Full Moon depend on where in your chart the eclipse takes place (and how willing you are to feel you feelings!) and if there are any personal planets being activated. Find the houses were 5 degrees of Taurus and Scorpio are located in your natal chart for further insights. Because Saturn is so powerfully connected to the eclipse, we want to ‘get serious’ about living this area of life authentically. Ask, what is ripe for harvest here? What must be plowed back into the soil? How can I move forward? The answers are within. You decide!

Lunar Eclipse with Natural houses. Click to enlarge

Note also that Mars (god of war) is conjunct the sun (light of consciousness) during the eclipse. This heats up the events, inner and outer, making for some sizzling intensity. There will be ACTION!

The Taurus – Scorpio Dynamic

The way up is the way down.
–Heracleitus

These two signs are traditionally ruled by Venus and Mars/Pluto respectively. Total opposites. The polarity involved is a love verse power over dilemma in that Taurus yearns for peace at the expense of change and Scorpio yearns for change at the expense of peace. Taurus, in this sense, is passive and Scorpio ruthlessly active.

An eclipse involving these signs (Sun in Ta and Moon in Sc) means the emphasis is placed on the balance between stagnation and transformation. Too much Taurean stability can turn into a swamp and too much upheaval/change can leave us looking like a strip mine. There needs to be a balance between the divergent drives between ‘change’ and ‘sameness’.

The Taurus/Scorpio dynamic also implies the difference between the earthy epithemia love of Taurus (touch, sex, sensuality) and the intense love of Scorpio (intimate/erotic). Taurus wants sensual pleasure for the joy of it and Scorpio wants to turn that pleasure into purposeful, soul transformation. Taurus wants to recognize herself in the mirror the next day; Scorpio does not.

Where we find Scorpio in the horoscope is where we need to experience life in the moment and on the edge. Saturn transiting there now says ‘get real and serious’ about this area of life. Scorpio asks that we leave our familiar ground, be it supportive or destructive, and venture out into the world to re-create ourselves anew.

Hints for sun/Ascendant signs:

ARIES: If you find yourself provoking fights and arguments, rethink your intimate life. Where are you resisting creative engagement with another? Be honest.

TAURUS: Are you engaging with your whole heart? Set intentions around living the relationship of your dreams, not just dreaming about them. Make it real.

GEMINI: Are you connecting with your physicality, setting into motion a new health, fitness, exercise routine? Discover the meaning of holistic awareness. Now.

CANCER: Are you pleasing others to the detriment of creative self-expression? Set intentions to honor your Muse, engaging in recreation and having Fun!

LEO: Where you crave intensity is in the roots of your being, private, domestic, introspective. Plumb the depths of your soul, for best results. It’s not all out there!

VIRGO: This is the perfect time to express where you stand: on your own two feet. Discover the power of your words as a creative force to be reckoned with.

LIBRA: Transformation is afoot and it’s reflected in the ebb and flow of energy – money, emotions, projects, support. Are you getting enough? If not, why not?

SCORPIO: Never forget, it’s intense connection you want. Check in to how you’re attracting it. Creatively? Destructively? Ambiguously? You decide how this goes.

SAGITTARIUS: Set intentions around self-reflection via meditation, service to others, connection with all life. Risk something real, to make a difference.

CAPRICORN: Are you engaging with the ‘group’, leading the way, pushing past fears? Own your power and set intentions there to your greatest ability. No hiding.

AQUARIUS: Are you putting yourself out into the world? Creating radical unexpected change? Redefinition is in order. Think bigger than you ever have before!

PISCES: It’s time to explore new horizons of mid-body-spirit. The familiar is too small a pond. Get out into the wide blue oceans of life. The search is for meaning!

The month starts with a blast of positive Fiery energy with the Sun in Aries trine the Sagittarius Moon. For the first few weeks, all the planets are in direct motion so if you have set a strong intention and can vision the path ahead, it’s all systems go! If you don’t have a clear idea of ‘what’s next’, relax. Jupiter, the principle of expansion, square Chiron, the audacity to attempt, team up and through contrast you’ll get the bolt out of the ‘blue’. Inspiration may very well strike the first week of April, when you least expect.

From the 2nd to the 10th of April is the ‘last quarter’ phase, with the 7th-9th being the Dark Moon. Rule of thumb for this time is to wind down, relax, consolidate and take a ‘time in.’ Dark moons give us a chance to replenish and reflect on our next great step of the adventure, but for now the only thing we amp up self-nourishment and self-love.

It might be tricky to rein yourself in with a Venus/Mars conjunction in Aries on the 7-8th of April. It’s sexy sassy amor that will want to express. Just keep in mind it’s a time to be open to infinite possibilities, not over burdened with commitment.

April 10th is the New Moon at 20 Aries, intention setter of the entire year. Go big or go home! You want to reach for the stars with your dreams, goals and ambitions right now. The Venus/Mars (attraction and desire in the sign of go get ‘em) is woven in to this lunar event, making it worth checking out where 20 Aries is in your chart. (see tutorials here or ask if you need help). That’s where you light a fire!

April 12 is the turning point for Pluto. The planet of deep psychological transformation is going to turn retrograde at 11 Capricorn and travel ‘backward’ for the next six months. Where that is happening in your chart is an indicator of deep level, under the radar processing. Support this with plenty of time and respect for introspection, self-inventory and self-love. Change is afoot, and it’s an inside job.

Mid-April sees the shift of Mercury into Aries on the 13th and Venus into Taurus on the 15th. Thoughts get booster rockets and desires go sultry. Sun conjunct Mars in Aries on the 17th is high octane fueled! Use it.

On the 19/20th, the Sun joins Venus in earthy, sensual, fecund Taurus. Time to put some pragmatic energy into those visions and dreams! Mars goes into Taurus a few hours after the Sun, making 0 degrees Taurus a hot spot in the zodiac. Look to what house that degree is in, (see tutorials here or ask if you need help), and put some practical, earthy, physical energy into that area of life. Mercury conjuncts Uranus in Aries as well. Electric bolts of dazzling insight! Jot down all ideas!

April 26th is the Full Moon Eclipse in Scorpio, with Saturn, Mars and the North and South Lunar Nodes holding court. You will definitely want to focus some energy on your house containing 5 degrees of Scorpio! What ever has been repressed, resisted or denied (see deliberate creator denial) may well come unhinged. See this as a release and deal with the fallout as needed. You will want to go into this with all the emotional maturity you can muster, taking responsibility for your own part in everything you experience. Remember, the buck stops within!

April ends with a practical, strong Moon in Capricorn trine the Taurus Sun. You are going to want to put down your sword/avoid shoveling sand against the tide. When in doubt, de-clutter, organize yourself and/or make a plan. Most of all, relish the natural beauty of life, appreciate everything and bask in nature. Walk among the trees!

Full Moon Eclipse (see times below) is nigh! This is a point of release, expiation, where old emotions are purged, projects completed, plans come to fruition. Think back to Nov 1993 and the six months after for hints as to what may come to light.

Prep for an intense, magnetic and magical month the likes of you haven’t seen all year. It begins the Mercury turning retrograde on the 6th. Just think serendipity a la The Three Stooges. Seriously. You have to laugh, because there’s no point in crying over spilled milk. What there is a point in is being reflective, investigating your motives, asking what any ‘hang up’, slow down, snafu or hitch in the get-along is actually ACCOMPLISHING for you. At first you might want to shout ‘nothing!’ but I promise underneath it all is a message or desired results. Use this time wisely and find what lies beneath. It’s mostly in Scorpio after all. Dig deep!

Hint: Look to where 18 Scorpio and 4 Sagittarius is in you natal chart to hone you detective skills. What is the message there? (THIS –>video tutorial teaches you how to find your rising sign, or any house cusp or degrees in your natal chart)

Neptune direct on November 11th, a 0 Pisces, reanimates any projects or ideas started in February 2012. Take notes, think it through and be ready to sign contracts or launch exciting new creative kittens in December. No need to rush and try to ‘make it happen’ before then. No forcing it.

The Solar Eclipse on the 13th is the first eclipse of the month and highlights the 21st degree of Scorpio. Spot where that is in your chart so you can identify the house and aspects linked to this major celestial event. I’m devoting an entire call to the eclipses this month, so tune in for more details coming shortly. Basically this is a ‘super new moon’ and it’s going to be an amazing energy to set potent intentions for the future. You may not necessarily act on them immediately, but talk about pre-pave! Chiron turns direct the next day so cue up a fresh direction for something initiated back in June 2012 for maximum results.

Mars goes into Capricorn on the 16th, in the sign of his exaltation, a power position and resource for focused work and production. I love this! (but then, I have Mars in Cappy so it’s my once every two year Mars return, yay!)

Venus into Scorpio AND Sun into Sagittarius on the 21st lights a warm and friendly campfire, but things aren’t really going to flow super fast until Mercury turns Direct on the 26th (and I would make it more like early December, after the hot zone Lunar Eclipse on the 28th!) The snake will shed it’s skin! Note where 6 degrees of Gemini and Sagittarius is in your chart for clues of what, when, where and how to let go over this full moon eclipse. Big changes!

PS Everyone, in answer to caitlinmowbray758 in the comments, the best way to look at the eclipse, or any transit event, is to plot it around the natal chart, just as you would in a synastry (when comparing the charts of two people).

The Full Moon Eclipse is rising and this time around Neptune is a potent influence. Think dreamy, ethereal, mystical, romantic notions meshed with longings for ‘oneness’ AND a bolt of electricity from Uranus with a dose of clarity from Saturn. To get the most benefit from the celestial event, tune in. Whatever takes you to the threshold of your inner world, meditation, nature, the sea, novels, sex, weight training, baking cookies, do more of that.

Also note that this full moon eclipse is preheating the moment of Venus occult the sun on the 5th – 6th. It’s rare (this is it until 2117) and again activating the mid degrees of Gemini. You want to meditate on what area of life this represents in your chart.

Think back to changes occurring in June 2004. Set intentions on what you want and work this energy!

ARIES/Eclipse in the 9th house: Whatever emotions rise to the surface at this time you will want space to process. This isn’t the best energy for close encounters of any kind. You thrive with room to move! Get out into the wilds and clue in to what you really want. The ego does not know that life, being a mystery, cannot be answered but can only be lived! -Dr. Vijai Shankar

TAURUS/Eclipse in the 8th house: Resources gained and shared, loaned or borrowed can become the arena for inner growth. The key is to not fall into the illusion that this has anything to do with money or finances. Power, yes. Coin, no. Step back for perspective. All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make, the better – Ralph Waldo Emerson

GEMINI/Eclipse in the 7th house: The eclipse is heating up your house of relationship, to the boiling point. What ever buried treasures you have there, they will bubble up to the surface. Same goes for any demons. Catch and release. Your task is not to seek love, but to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it. – Rumi.

CANCER/Eclipse in the 6th house: It’s easy to get over focused on the path, the plan, the goal, the outcome. You might even have become so dead set that you didn’t notice there has been a detour, a lovely turn of events, here to take you a new way. We must let go of the life we had planned so as to have the life that is waiting for us. – Joseph Campbell.

LEO/Eclipse in the 5th house: The door to your creativity is opening and how you respond is going to determine what comes next. Are you seeing with judgment or appreciation? If there is anything that we wish to change in the child, we should first examine it and see whether it is not something that could better be changed in ourselves. – Carl Jung.

VIRGO/Eclipse in the 4th house:This eclipse is a bit like holding a stick of dynamite in one hand and a match in the other. Potentially explosive, but you do get to decide. Think twice before pushing others or pressing for answers. They aren’t out there anyway.Anything you want to ask a teacher, ask yourself, and wait for the answer in silence. – Byron Katie.

LIBRA/Eclipse in the 3rd house: The mind is a buzz of energy and thoughts are escaping like runaway trains. There is so much to express you may not make a lot of sense until you let ‘em have it. I’ve learned that you shouldn’t go through life with a catcher’s mitt on both hands; you need to be able to throw something back. – Maya Angelou.

SCORPIO/Eclipse in the 2nd house:It might seem like issues of money, support or the next best step is what’s being discussed but actually, no. What’s up is really to do with personal values and feelings of worth and power. Time for good boundaries. When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves. – Viktor Frankl.

SAGITTARIUS/Eclipse in the 1st house: This eclipse is about you and your authenticity. Self-awareness. Self-awakening. Self-actualization. Are you seeing a pattern here? I believe more than ever it’s time for us to let go of what hasn’t worked, to be willing to release old habits and expectations, and allow ourselves to be more of who we really are. -Jeannette Maw

CAPRICORN/Eclipse in the 12th house: You are touched more by the dreamy allure of this moon than others so set aside some time to muse. It’s not always about accomplishments that can be weighed and measured.Our deepest wishes are whispers of our authentic selves. We must learn to respect them. We must learn to listen. – Sarah Ban Breathnach.

AQUARIUS/Eclipse in the 11th house: Goals for the future are up for reassessment but it might be time to use different criteria. Task #1 – find out what you’re afraid of. Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. – Marianne Williamson

PISCES/Eclipse in the 10th house: The eclipse in your career sector puts the light on achievement but that’s only half the story. Yes, it’s time for results and those can be absolutely wonderful. But what matters more is how you feel once you get the longed for thing. Success is getting what you want, happiness is wanting what you get. - Ingrid Bergman.

An eclipse is about opening a doorway. On the solar eclipse it brings in something new for us to integrate. On the full moon or lunar eclipse, we have the opportunity to release. The question is, what are you willing to let go of?

Check in to any belief, notion or ‘information’ that drives you. Is it true? Are you sure? Dogma is out the window and in its place comes a fresh view based on non-judgment. As they say in Hollywood, You can do it easy, or you can do it hard. The choice is yours! Sign by sign tips for what to let go of.